Another round of World Trade Organization talks collapsed on July 29th, largely due to India’s insistence that they be able to protect farmers from a surge of agricultural imports from rich nations. Efforts to complete the “Doha” Round of negotiations, begun in 2001, have continually failed, as countries of the Global South have insisted on […]
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Derailing Doha and the Pathway to a New Paradigm
How WTO’s collapse clears the way to solve today’s food, fuel, and financial crises By Victor Menotti, International Forum on Globalization July 30, 2008 Seeing the Sweep of History As experts dissect the collapse of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Doha round of global trade talks to explain its causes and effects, many are missing […]
Thanks for making our second SLEE Dinner and Fair a success!
Thanks to dozens of volunteers, hundreds of attendees, farmers, tabling organizations, sponsors and donors, and many others, our second annual Strengthening Local Economies, Everywhere gathering was a huge success! Despite the last-minute date change, the event was very well attended. During the fair, Washington wine, beers, oysters and appetizers were served while over 50 organizations […]
